For the 55th consecutive time, the field for last night’s Super Bowl was prepared by George Toma—the Nitty Gritty Dirt Man, the Marquis de Sod. Toma was selected by then-NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle to prepare the field for the first AFL-NFL Championship Game (the game wasn’t called the Super Bowl until the third version) after seeing the field at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium in the mid-1960s. Toma has been at every Super Bowl since then, including Super Bowl LV yesterday, five days after his 92nd birthday. He joins “Sports Connections” today to talk about his approach to field management…and then some.
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Episode 123: Ron Polk - A Coach‘s Coach
Episode 122: Dennis Dodd - Insider’s View
Episode 121: Jacie Hoyt - Rising Star
Episode 120: Danny Duffy - Forever One of Ours
Episode 119: Paul and Chase Coffman - Fondness for Football and Family
Episode 118: Mike Matheny - A Softening of the Heart
Episode 117: Rob Lofthouse - Paying Tribute to a Real-Life Hero
Episode 116: Dick Vermeil - Heading to the Hall of Fame
Episode 115: Billy Mauldin - Finding the Silver Lining in a Sky Filled With Clouds
Episode 114: Michael McDowell - Overnight Sensation…After All These Years
Episode 113: Steve DeBerg - Fun-Loving Quarterback
Episode 112: Frank White - Native Son
Episode 111: Dick Kaegel - Lifelong Love of the Game
Episode 110: Tom Verducci - Field of His Dreams
Episode 109: Erik Boland - ‘That New York Media’
Episode 108: Fran Fraschilla - A Career Choice With Family in Mind
Episode 107: Curt Nelson - Living Out History
Episode 106: Bill James - Analyze This
Episode 105: Robert Streb - Making a Living Playing a Game
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